Communicating Mental Health: History, Contexts, and Perspectives explores mental health through the lens of the communication discipline. In the first section, contributors describe the major contributions of the communication discipline as it pertains to a broader perspective and stigma of mental health. In the second section, contributors investigate mental health through various narrative perspectives. In the third and fourth sections, contributors consider many applied contexts such as media, education, and family. At the conclusion, contributors discuss the ways in which future inquiries regarding mental health in the communication discipline can be investigated. Scholars of health communication, mental health, psychology, history, and sociology will find this volume particularly useful.

Lance R. Lippert is professor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University.Robert D. Hall is pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Aimee E. Miller-Ottis associate professor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University.Daniel Cochece Davis is assistant professor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University.

Chapter 1: Communicating about Mental Health: What We Know, What We Need, and What We GiveChapter 2: The Chilling Influences of Social Stigma on Mental Health Communication: Implications for Promoting Health EquityChapter 3: Communicated Sense-Making: A Theoretical Compass for Exploring Family Communication and Sense-making about Mental Health and IllnessChapter 4: Mental Health Literacy at The House of Grace: Advancing Relational Health Literacy as a Conceptual ModelChapter 5: They Saved my Life!: Exploring Alternative Communication Narratives to Create Mental Health AgencyChapter 6: Testing a Social Aggression and Translational Storytelling Intervention: The Impact of Communicated Narrative Sense-Making on Adolescent Girls Mental HealthChapter 7: Responses to Celebrity Mental Health Disclosures: Parasocial Relations, Evaluations, and Perceived Media InfluenceChapter 8: The Stigmatization of Mental Health Disclosure in the College Classroom: Student Perceptions of Instructor Credibility and the Benefits of DisclosureChapter 9: Community-Based Mental Healthcare: A Network Analysis of Identification and Involvement in an Advocacy GroupChapter 10: When Healthcare Professionals Need Help: Nursing Burnout and SupportiveCommunicationChapter 11: Managing Moral Injury Post-DeploymentChapter 12: Combating Mental Health Stigma in Underserved Black Communities: A Three-on Three Basketball Tournament InterventionChapter 13: Mental Health, Ambiguous Loss, and Communicative Resilience in FamiliesChapter 14: Conflict Communication in Families and Mental Health Outcomes for Parents: Examining Mother and Father Reports of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms, Verbal Aggression, and Constructive ConflictChapter 15: Warrior Moms: Stigma Management and Advocacy on Postpartum Progress Concerning Maternal Mental Health ConcernsChapter 16: Biopolitical Rationalities: The Changing Face of Mental IllnessChapter 17: Dangerous and Disturbed: Media Misportrayals of Mental IllnessChapter 18: Depression in Romantic Relationships: Integrating Social Constructionist Perspectives